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Purge out from you the old leaven, that ye may be a new mass, as ye are unleavened. For our passover is the Messiah, who was slain for us.

For what business have I to judge them who are without? But those within the body, judge ye,

But if ye have a controversy about a worldly matter, seat ye on the bench for you those who are contemned in the church !

5 For shame to you I say [fn] . So, there is not even one wise man among you, who is competent to do equity between a brother and his brother:

Now therefore ye condemn yourselves, in that ye have litigation one with another. For why do ye not rather suffer wrong? why not rather be defrauded?

Food is for the belly; and the belly is for food; but God will bring them both to naught. But the body is not for whoredom, but for our Lord; and our Lord for the body.

16 Or know ye not, that whoever joineth himself to a harlot, is one body [fn] ? For it is said, They twain shall be one body.

18 Flee whoredom. For every [fn] sin which a man committeth, is external to his body; but he that committeth whoredom, sinneth against his own body.

For ye are bought with a price. Therefore, glorify ye God, with your body, and with your spirit, which are God's.

And concerning the things of which ye wrote to me, it is praiseworthy for a man not to approach a woman.

For I would that all men might be like me in purity. But every man is endowed with his gift of God; one thus, and another so.

9 But if they cannot endure [fn] , let them marry: for it is more profitable to take a wife, than to burn with concupiscence.

For the husband who believeth not, is sanctified by the wife that believeth; and the wife who believeth not, is sanctified by the husband that believeth: otherwise their children would be impure; but now are they pure.

For how knowest thou, O wife, whether thou wilt procure life to thy husband? Or, thou husband, knowest thou, whether thou wilt procure life to thy wife?

For circumcision is nothing, neither is uncircumcision; but the keeping of God's commands.

For he that is called by our Lord, being a servant, is God's freedman: likewise, he that is called, being a free man, is the Messiah's servant.

And I think this is suitable, on account of the necessity of the times; it is advantageous for a man to remain as he is.

and those occupied with this world, not going beyond the just using: for the fashion of this world is passing away.

And therefore I wish you to be without solicitude. For he who hath not a wife, considereth the thing of his Lord, how he may please his Lord.

And this I say for your advantage; I am not laying a snare for you; but that ye may be faithful towards your Lord, in a suitable manner, while not minding worldly things.